Yast2 error cannot access installation media

[Bridge]

Hello, this is my first time using any linux distro as I currently wish to swap from win10. I got this error when trying to first install Opensuse Tumbleweed. Is there any other info necessary that i need to share/What should I do?

Similar to this thread I am trying to install openSUSE without a usb by using an 8gb partition from an HDD.

[nrickert]

@Bridge

I am trying to install openSUSE without a usb by using an 8gb partition from an HDD.

That probably won’t work. It depends on how you are using that partition. Just copying the iso won’t work.

I do have Leap 15.6 installs working from a partition. But to do that, here’s what I do:

1. Format the partition (to “ext2”);
2. Copy the content of the iso to the partition.
3. Install grub2 elsewhere (in mbr or another partition) for booting.
4. Manually change the “grub.cfg” so that it will work. I use the “grub.cfg” on the iso (under “/boot”), but modify that as needed. It can be a bit tricky to get it working. Then, with the grub2 that I installed elsewhere, I use a “configfile” directive to load this modified “grub.cfg”.

I do this for a special purpose (to facilitate installing to a system with 32-bit efi). But, in most cases, it is simpler to just use a USB asrecommended in the installation documentation

[Bridge]

Alright, I didn’t have a USB lying around so I would have preferred to not use one but if it’s not worth the trouble I suppose waiting for an order to arrive is my correct choice. Thanks for the help.

[arvidjaar]

@Bridge

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And similar to this thread you need to explain what you actually did in more details.